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“I am lucky to get the opportunity to play for France and that alone is a huge motivation for me, whenever I go on the pitch.”
“We seem to have some quite good 'FIFA 17' players at Chelsea.”
“Ask me about my football, and not too much else. I just want to be a player among the players.”
“At first, I was playing in front of 10 people in a park, then 1,000, then 10,000, then 80,000 and you are on television. I have done it step by step, so it is not a problem. There is no lack of confidence to be on the field, in front of many, many people.”
“Whatever you did in the past is quickly forgotten.”
“The main thing is how we play and how we work in training.”
“I got my qualification in accountancy, but now I prefer to concentrate on football.”
“The Premier League is a competition that suits me, which is perhaps more praise to myself. It's more direct, more rhythmic than Ligue 1.”
“We have some great players at Chelsea and the most important is the goal to win.”
“I am happy to make my debut in the Champions League.”
“Playing in the Champions League is a big dream of mine. When you are a player and have a chance to play in it, it's a good thing.”
“It's always special to come to a new club.”
“Like everyone I am sometimes tired, but if I need to run I will try to run.”
“To be honest, it was only when I was first in the French Ligue 1 that my manager and other people started to say, 'Okay, N'Golo recovers a lot of balls.' Before that, I didn't consider it to be my job in the team.”
“I am not a superstar or an ego. I am just the same as I always was: Someone who plays football.”
“I'm happy to help the team win.”
“I play with some talented players like Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic and Nathaniel Chalobah. They have different styles and I can learn from everyone.”
“The way we stop Mesut Ozil is as a team. He's a good player but only as a team can we stop him.”
“I am at Chelsea and I still have aims here, what is said elsewhere is not important.”
“There have been beautiful achievements of winning titles with my team-mates.”